The Sun. — London, England, 1838-06-14 00:00:00

SPORTIN G IN TELL IGENCE. ASCOT 1112ATH RACE S. —YEs r The' second day at Ascot has from "time immemorial" been on e , very slight interest, dividing the two best, days, and seldom af fording a list of more than moderate attraction, even to sporting men. If we add to this that the Queen was not present, it will not appear surprising that the assemblage yesterday fell infinitely short of what was collected on Tuesday. The deficiency was only as ( 'coopared with Tuesday—the attendance itself was fashionable, and In number far exceeded what we have been accustomed to find here ou the Wednesday. The weather was beautiful, and there is now P eery reason to expect that the Cup Day will be as " grand" 440 as dusty as ever. The following are the names of same of the ' rooipal visitors:—His Royal Highness Prince George of Cam ridge, Duke of Beaufort, * Duke of Rutland, Marquis of Exeter, Earl Mulgrave, Earl of Albemarle, Earl of Jersey, Earl of Errol, Earl of Uxbridge, Earl Stradbroke, Earl Suffield, Earl of Chester., Earl of Wilton, Lord Macdonald, Lord G. Lennox, Lord C. -‘lanners, Lord Strathaven, Lord Villiers, Lord W. Paulett, Hon. J. Macdonald, Hon. W. Rous, Hon. C. Forester, Hon. Colonel Anson Hon. Major Baring, Sir John Shelley , Sir H. Pe y ton, Colonel Bouverie, Mr. Batson, Mr. Irby, Mr. Greville, Mr. Payne, Mr. Normandie, Captain Williams, Captain Pearson, Mr. Gratwicke, Captain Gardnor, Mr. S. Stanley, Mr. J. Hunter, Mr. Dolphin, Mr. Cromtnelin, Mr. J. Stanley, Mr. Foulis, &c. The following return of the sport is necessarily short Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for three years olci; colts, Bst. 71b ; fillies and geldings. Bst. 41b. The winner of the Derby or Oaks, 71b. extra; the second, :31b. extra. To this stake 50/. will be added if not walked over for. Old mile. 3 Subs. Lord Exeter's Mecca, 3 yrs ... S Mann 1 Mr. F. Craven's Brockhampton, 3 yrs 3 to 1 on Mecca, who made all the running, was never headed, and won in a canter by two lengths. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h. ft., for fillies, Set. 71b. Old mile. 13 Subs. Lord Chesterfield's Industry, by Priam Mr. Batson's Vespertilio Lord Exeter's Velveteen 5 to 2 on Industry, who went away at a good pace, with a lead of six lengths, which she kept to the end. Velveteen was beaten a long way from the second. A Handicap Plate of 1001. for all ages. Cup Course. Lord Chesterfield's Bretby, 3 yrs., 7st. 41b. Nat. 1 Lord Exeter's Velure, 3 yrs., Set. I alb 2 General Grosvenor's Rara Avis, 3 yrs., 6st. 21b. 3 Mr. Knight's b. g. by Cetus, 3 yrs., fist. 101 b Even on Velure; l l to 8 agst. Bretby; and 4 to 1 agst. Cetus. Velure made running followed by Rara Avis and Brethy to the old mile starting post, where Rara Avis gave way ; at the distance Bretby took up the running, quitted the mare half way up it, and Won in a canter by six lengths. THE GOLD CUP—(THIS DAY). In our last we stated that nothing certain had been ascertained about Redshank ; in this we were in error, as he had been declared not to run before the first race. We mention this to prevent un necessary disputes about bets, as all made subsequent to the decla ;, ration are void. The betting up to the time we left the heath yesterday was a follows 5 to 4 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Grey Momus .• 2to I agst Lord Suffield's Caravan—taken Nothing said about Epirus, whose starting is a matter of specu lation. Grey Momus arrived this morning at half-past eleven • O'clock, per van, with Volunteer as a travelling companion. Should Epirus run there will be a field of three ; if not, it will be confined to two. From the number of cards and lists sold, and the carriage-money received, we are enabled to repeat our assertion, that the meeting hitherto,notwithstanding the drawbacks mentioned yesterday, has exceeded expectation. " The Ascot Gold Cup," so called, though the piece of plate run for this day, is not a gold cup. It is a much more beautiful thing than any gold cup we ever chanced to see. For some three seasons or so our sporting readers aro aware that • the Cup of the olden time has been replaced by —we hardly know • how to call it—a sculptured group in silver. The prize contested for to-day is equally beautiful in design and i n execution. It represents the legend of St. George and the Dragon ; and though the story be " familiar in our mouths as household wards," there is nothing common-place in the way in which it has here been treated. An aged pilgrim is lying on the ground, supposed to have been destroyed by the dragon, which, in its turn, has been attacked by St. George. In this encounter the lan ce o f the warrior ha; broken short off in the monster's throat, and the knight has betaken himself to his sword. Such is the action of the piece; the principal actors are the rider and his horse. The first is accoutred in plate armour, with a gorge of chain mail, and a helmet wit hout a beaver ; the eorge project -sng, and op en at the lower part, as it was worn towards the end of the fourteenth century. The shield is of that peculiar form appro pr:ated by the German armourists to a man of such noble descent, • on both sides of the house, as to admit of his riding in a tourna tnent. It will at once be seen that the whole of this costume is One anachronism ; but as the rank of St. George, and even the age in which he lived, are still a mystery—" caviare to the general," so to s p ea k --there is no great harm in this. Besides, there is a Song extant, if we mistake not, that declares St. Patrick to be a " gentleman ;" and we really cannot sec why St. George should not also be a gentloaan, and " entitled to bear arms" moreover. Now for the horse, He is Arab of the highest caste—a beauti ful barrel, the bones of tike lower limbs well rounded, great strength in the hocks, and the pastel:es just springy enough for activity, but without a single symptom of weakness. In this figure the attempt has been boldly made—and it is not more bold than successful—to represent the horse with all four legs off the ground. The altitude is exceeding,ly well managed. His leap is a proof that the artist has not merely fancied, but that he has seen, a horse in this his noblest action. The coat is perfect : the illusion is so complete that you , could hand-rub it--only the animal is in too good condition to re quire anything of the sort. The horse furniture is what may be .- fled the half-armed. There is a chanfron in excellent relief ; over e shoulders and the croupe, instead of a full housing, we have a simple network, the angles being finished with small medallions, bearing St. George's cross. The groupe stands two feet two inches in height above the pe destal, and weighs 390 ounces. It is the work of the Messrs. Garrard, o f P a nton-street ; and we hardly know which most to ad ,mire—the skill evinced in the execution, or the good taste shown It; having secured the talent of an artist of so much merit as Mr. ecKteril, who is entitled to the whole praise of having designed and modelled so charming a group. We really envy the winner at Ascot; he will possess a chef d'oeuvre pf art. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. GOODWOOD RACES. Nominations for the Goodwood Cup. Duke of Richmond's Alus, 5 yrs, Lord Suffield's Caravan, 4 yrs Lord G. Bentiuck's Venison, 5 yrs ; Mr. Theobald's Loutherbourgh, 4 yrs; Lord Exeter's Lueetta, aged; • Duke of Beaufort's hr. g. Cetus, by Whalebone, dam by Frolic, out of-Camers dam, aged ; Mr. Payne's Young Rowton, 3 yrs ; Lord Albemarle's Barcarolle, 3 yrs; Mr. H. Coombe's Cobham, 3 yrs ; Lord Uxbridg e na. Calmuck, 5 yrs ; Lord Cantelup e na. Callisto, 3 yrs ; Lord Jersey's Brother to Riddlcswortb, 5 yrs ; Lord Verulam. na. Dormouse,, 3 yrs ; Lord Chesterfield's Industry, 3 yrs ; Mr. S. L. Fox's bl. C. Th'e Doctor, 4 yrs ; Colonel Anson na. Troilus, 4 yrs ; Lord Surrey, na. b. f. by Muley, out of Lacerta, Marvel's dam, 3 yrs ; Mr. S. Wreford's Wisdom, 4 yrs; Mr. J. Bond na. Sister to Glaucus, 3 vrs ; Mr. J. Robinson na. Harkaway, 4 yrs ; Mr. E. Bond's c. by ileveller, out of Scurry. 3 vrs ; Mr Etwall ma.. Chapeau . d'Espagne, 4 vrs; Mr. Rush's ch. g. Obeli sk (late Perkins ), 5 yrs ; Mr. sworth's Forth's Em' prise. 4 yrs ; Colonel Peel's Slane, 5 yrs ; Mr. Hould Tipple Cider, 5 yrs ; Lord Lichfield's Tableau, 3 yrs ; Lord Desart Ina. Olympic, aged ; Lord Granby na. Rattrap, 4 yrs; Lord Leveson na. Cowboy, 4 yrs ~• Count D'Orsay na. M ulberr y Wine, 3 yrs ; Slr. J. Day na. D'Egville, 3 yrs ; Mr. J. Bowes na. Grey Momus 3 yrs; Lord Jocelyn na. lon, 3 yrs; Lord Wilton na. Adrian, 4 yrs ; Captain Williamson's gr. in. by Rainbow, dam by Treasure, (foaled in 1819), out of Urganda. aged; Colonel G. Wyndham' br. c . P r esoongee Bomangee, by Chateau Margaux, out of Rectory Whale's dam, 3 yrs ; Mr. G.'Robertson's b. g. Berwickshire, 5 yrs' ----_ GRAND EIGHT-OARED CUTTER MATCH. Df all the in atches ever witnessed on the Thames that of yester day most decidedly takes precedence. It was In this a splen ma d tchst id spec amin imen a, of the invigorating and manly art of rowing. science, and thorough unflinching game were combined. It will be remembered by our readers that the gentlemen of the University of :_.Cambridge manned one of their eight-oared cutters last year, and .efeated the brilliant Leander crew, who had for years held the ' mastery o'er the flood ;" but this victory, although won by only a ew seconds, did not in the opinion of some of the leading men set he matter at rest as to which wdre the better crew. Cambridge, t was well known, had " culled the choicest and the best" from all . heir cutters, and the Leander gentlemen did not consider that they liad by any means so good a boat as their opponents ; andthere were other circumstances which induced them again, on coming out this .season, to conclude they had a fair chance of success. It was very generally asserted on the last occasion that the Leander crew had in .'hing, too sanguine of success omitted much of the hard training so :nequisite in a contest from Westminster to Putney. Whatever 'insight have been the case as regards the last struggle there was no soant of either exercise or attention to themselves in this. They may be said to have trained ever since. It is not unlikely that the same re g a r d to stamina was observed with the Cantabs, as it was 'lmown many weeks ago that they would be " called out." Much stress has been laid upon the number of oarsmen from whom they had to select eight, while on the Leander side the whole Club did ' not com prise more than a dozen ; but it must be remembered, that although they took the strokesman from each of the cutters they were unused to rowing with each other, and had no opportunity until 'last Tuesday week of practising the water chosen for the wager. 'Both crews have had practice enough within the last week, and .'trey were each sanguine of success. The boats of each crew were alike as to weight. and general anpearance, and The there was a hardly a shadow of difference betw een them in speed. Lder crew 'slid not for a moment doubt that the new boat surpassed that in which they lost last year. The Cambridge gentlemen had certainly Lad m o r e rowing this season than their opponents, but still they - . were n ot all in the same boat, and were practising in the stream. t " The note of preparation" was heard early enough yesterday • morning, and a general bustle prevailed throughout the different boathouses. The two old Leander boats, and everything that had . 'length to recommend it, were put in requisition, and there were two steamers engaged by different parties to keep way with them. The ~' whole of the thoroughfares were crowded an hour before the start with anxious spectators, and the coup d'ail was beautiful in the extreme. At five o'clock the following gentlemen took their s eats in the cutters : Wood LEANDER—Messrs. Sheppard, Sherrard, Lloyd, Layton, , Dalgleish, Bishop, Lewis. Jens Parish, Coxswain. h CAmnainGE—Messrs. Shadw ell, Smythe, Gough Antrobus, _Brett, Fletcher, Stanley, Parish. Will N.Lulton, Coxswain. In the Cambridge boat there w ere onl y two of those who won hat i year, the others having been recently selected. Cambridge won the . choice of station, and to ok the in-shore side. The start, whic took :dace at half-pest five, was grand. Both boats were away like a shot, but the Leander had the lead. As they neared the road the Cambridge fouled them on the starboard quarter, and swung .". them slightly athwart the tide. They, however, stopped it, anti passed the .Ship half-a-length a head. The pace at which each ~ boat was going was wonderful. It wa s, when the y had passed !.. through Vauxhall-bridge , anyb od y 's wa g er. The Leander still i 4 held it, and t rot bumped again by her adversary , and the play right ... up the reach was splendid. There was not only the beauty of ,: rousing, but the science of fouling illustrated. The Leander could ',. Ilor get away from thew, nor their adversaries pass by them. The Leander's bead went through Putney-bridge in advance, but the head of the other boat was rightup to their strokosinan • she, howe , /s'r o CR)uld not get by. Both crews were mach distress 4 IDEctsiox or Tur Umriar.—Since writing the above 4.)ur Re par ter has seen the Umpire, Mr. Serle. The Cambridge gentlemen Con sidered that the Leander had been thrown in their way, and that :there was no chance of rowing by them. It was put to the Umpire last cowing at Avis's, at Putney. and he has decided it to be a drawi.t wager, or, in other words, off, in consequence of the articles havinz • been violated. Lady Francis Egerton left town yesterday morning for Wors. ley Hall, the family seat in Lancashire. WINDSOR-WEDNESDAY. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Mulgrave, Lady Digby, Hon. Col. Cavendish, &c., drove in the Park this afternoon, and visited Virginia Water. The following have taken their departure : —The Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Argyll, the Duke of Grafton, Lady Laura Fitzroy, the Duke and Duchess of Richmond, Lady Caroline Lennox, Sir F. Stavin, and Col. Cornewall. Prince George of Cambridge has left fur Frogmore. His Royal Highness will dine with the officers of the Life Guards this evening. The following have arrived :—The Marquis of Anglesea, Lord A. Paget, Lord Falkland, Lord Torrington, Lord and Lady Surrey, the Ladies Mary and Adelaid Paget, Lord Melbourne, Sir Henry Wheatley, and Mr. Brand. The Royal dinner party of this evening will include the fol lowing personages:—Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Mulgrave, Lady Flora Hastings, Hon. Misses Paget and Dillon, Baroness Lehzen, Marquis of Conyngham, Marquis of Anglesea, Earl of Erroll, the Ladies Mary and Adelaide Paget, Earl and Countess of Albemarle, Earl ard Countess of Surrey, Lord Alfred Paget, Hon. Colonel and Mrs. and Miss Cavendish, Viscount Falkland, Mr Brand, Viscount Melbourne, Viscount Torrington, Lord Lilford, Sir Robert ()may, Hon. Colonel Murray. To-morrow (this day) her Majesty hill honour Ascot Races with her presence. The Court will leave for town on Friday. Most of the Royal suite drove to the course this afternoon. FINE ARTS. PORTRAIT OF MEDI-IKE OF WELLINGTON. Boys, London, 1838: Th's is about the twentieth portrait we have seen, withi❑ the last two or th.ee a as, of his Grace, and we may add, that it is one of most successful as a likeness, and equally so as an engraving. If we have any objection to urge, it is that the figure of the Duke is rather on too large a scale ; the features, however, are admirably defined, and may be recognized on the very first glance. The portrait is a full length, and is vividly brought out by a dark and striking back-ground. LITERATURE. MEMOIRS OF COLONEL MACERONI. 2 vas. Marrone, London, 1838. These are two very pleasant, rambling volumes, the production of a man of the world, and of an active and scholar-like mind. We can scarcely call them a biography, for they have neither beginning, middle, nor end ; they are rather an oinn iuni gatherum, in which every thing is treated of, but nothing at any length. We have anecdotes illus trative of natural history ; short, pertinent disquisitions on scientific subjects ; impressive accounts of Sicilian earth quakes ; and curious facts relating to Murat's last days, and to the occupation of Paris by the Duke of Wellington, and the intrigues of Poncho after the decisive battle o f Waterloo. The author is Colonel Maceroni, for some time aide-de-camp to King Joachim. He has penned his various reminiscences for the most part in a cheerful spirit, without one particle of spleen, though be appears to have met with many bitter disappointments in the course of his chequered career ; and when be comes to treat of scientific matters, puts forth all the vivacity of an enthusiast. PEDESTRIAN TOUR THROUGH NORTH WALES. Colburn, London, 1538. We are indebted for this amusing volume to the pen of Mr. Bennett, the actor, whom we remem ber to have seen with pleasure on the boards of Covent Garden Theatre, one or two seasons since, where he played, and with some skill, the second parts in tragedy. He here comes before us in a new form, as an author, and on the whole, acquits himself cleverly. His pedestrian ramble through North North 'Wales con tains many choice descriptive passages, and is inter spersed with some small poesy, of which, however, the less said, the better. Mr. Bennett entered 'Wales, it seems, by way of Shrewsbury, passed through the picturesque vale of Langollen, of which we have a glowing account ; rambled on to Snowden ; scrambled through the wild, craggy, difficult pass of Llanberris ; explored the Bala lake ; and evinced the requisite quantity of astonishment and enthusiasm—like little Bob Keeley at the Niagara Falls—at sight of Telford's master-piece, the Menai bridge. Of all these various sublime and beautiful objects in nature and art, our author speaks in terms that evidence an intel ligent and cultivated mind ; and, what will specially recom mend his volume to readers of a matter-of-fact turn of tem perament, he gives full particulars respecting the best Inns to be met with in North Wales, and the nature of the ac commodation to be expected. Those who may be tempted in the approaching summer—should we be lucky enough to have a summer, for hitherto the season has been but a mi- tigated winter—to 'mike the tour of the northern districts of Wales, will do well to furnish themselves with Mr. Ben nett's volume, which will form a capital guide book, the more especially as it is embellished with a variety of hand some engravings, illustrative of the most romantic scenes in the Principality. Should a reprint :of the volume be called for, we would strongly advise the author to cut out the poetical portions of it, or at any rate not to make " Penis" weep over deceased Welch maidens, for the Peri is an Oriental spirit ; and still less to plant " Brownies . ' among the Welch glens and mountains, for these goblins arc, exclusively we believe, of Scottish growth. THE LANCET—MESMERISM. The last number of the " Lancet" (Saturday, June the 9th), contains the usual quantity and variety of matter, connected with the departments of science to which this valuable Periodical is devoted. But, whilst the greater portion of the contents can be interesting only to students and to the medical and surgical professions generally, there are two articles, which have reference to a subject now oc- cupyin4 the attention of the whole scientific world, and which possess so much of popular interest, as to deserve especial notice in the columns of a newspaper. The first of these is a report of the meeting of the Medico-Botanical Society, at which the chair was filled by Earl Stanhope, the President. A communication from Dr. Hancock to the Noble Chairman, on the subject of the mystery, still perversely called " Animal Magnetism," was read, and gave rise to a conversation both interesting- and important. Amongst the Author's observations, there is one which is well worthy of deep consideration. He says, " It is to be regretted that false conceits, and the cant of science, have but too often been employed to ridi cule important truths, which an affected infallible philoso• phy is found inadequate to explain." He ha 3 never been a convert to the doctrines of Messner, but he has seen enough to convince him that they are not wholly without foundation ; and he seems to think that certain feats, which he has seen performed by the Indian jugglers o. South America, were effected by the agency of " Animal Magnetism." What he means by saying that he has never been a convert to the doctrines of Mesmer, we cannot un derstand, when in this communication he admits or assumes all that was important in the assertions of that strange mixture of philosopher and impostor. He even hazards conjectures as to the nature of the influence, and suggests modes of increasing or modifying it. H e suggests an hypothesis of its analogy to magnetism and electricity, and supposes the existence o f an aura, or electric, or e lectro-magnetic fluid, which is trans mitted from the operator to the brain and nerves of the patient. Surely it is far from philosophical thus to attempt to frame a theory for the explanation of phenomena, of which so little is as yet ascertained—which are so variable, so a mbiguous, and so much opposed to all ordinary pheno mena of the material world. He thinks that the subject should at first be discussed most impartially, without re ference to its therapeutic powers." In this we agree with him, except that we should say let it be observed, first, tha we may have sufficient data indisputably established before we enter on the discussion. Let us observe the subject also, purely and by itself, without confusing and embar rassing it by the introduction of active and ascertained agencies. The question to be solved is this—Does one animal really exercise an influence upon ano ther, without contact or visible communication, and without the will or consciousness of the individual affected ; and if so, vs hat is the nature of that influence ? By ob serving simply the operation of one animal upon another, we must arrive at length at a certainty as to the existence or non-existence of the alleged Mesmeric influence. If we employ along with it, so powerful and palpable an agent as electricity, our observation will be obscured and perplexed, and we shall be unable to determine by which agency the phenomena are elicited. Whether they arc produced by magnetism or electricity, or by both combined, nothing is at present known, and it can only betray us into a coafus:on of ideas, if we persist in designating them by any term de rived from the name of either of those two pow ers. Dr. Elliotson very sensibly prefers to call the animal influence Mesmerism, after the name of its supposed discoverer, and as that is sufficient for a distin guishing appellation it would be well to adopt it universally, until experience enables us to invent a more expressive term. In observing upon this part of Dr. Hancock's suggestion, the Noble President (Earl Stanhope) very properly observed that " there was no analogy between Mesmerism and elec tricity; none of the phenomena, which are co nstantly re sulting from the latter, ev er f o ll ow i ng the use of the former." But in fact, D r . H ancoc k goes back into the errors of the early Mes mer i sm , an d to our e,rea t surprise talks of " the agent (wh a t ever i t i s ) b e ing conveyed along a metal rod or wire, fr om a person freely magnetised to another in a separate apartment, or that, a chain formed by several persons might be made to convey the im pressions." It is surprising, that in the present days of cautious and laborious induction, a man of s cience and learning should sit down to write a formal essay addressed to a learned body, and even to attempt the c onstruction of a theory, respecting phenomena, which he has so little observed. The rods and the chains, metallic and animal, had sufficient trial in the days of Mesmer himself, and it is now clearly ascertained, that they do just nothing towards " conveying the COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager took an airing in the Parks ye.t;terday afternoon, in a pony phaeton and four. Her Majesty, attended by Lady Clinton, visited the Princess Augusta. at Clarence-house. The Duchess of Gloucester returned to town yesterday afternoon, from a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, with Princess Augusta and Prince George of Cambridge, honoured Sir John and Lady Shelley with their company on Saturday afternoon, in Bel grave-square, at a music party. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge visited the Princess Augusta on Tues day. Viscount Melbourne left town at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, on a visit to the Queen, at Windsor Castle. Sir James Carmichael Smith, and Mr. H. E. F. Young, had interviews yesterday with Lord Glenelg, at the Colonial Office. A deputation on the Copyright question, consisting of Dr. Birkbeck, Mr. Sturgeon. Mr. Scott, and Mr. Geary, had an interview with Lord J. Russell yesterday at the Home Office. Mr. Gibson Craig, Mr. Strutt, and Mr. Chalmers, a depu tation on Dr. D. B. Reid's claims for the ventilation of the House of Commons, had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in Downing-street. Count Pozzo di Borgo, the Russian Ambassador, and M. Dedel, the Netherlands Minister, visited Viscount Palmerston yesterday. at the Foreign Office. Mr. Young (of British Guiana), Sir W. Cox, Sir J. C. Smith, Dr. Griffiths, Captain Hunn. R. N., Colonel Torrens, Messrs. Hawes, Glass, and Baillie, had interviews with Lord Glenelg, at the Colonial Office. THE APPROACHING CORONATION BRISTOL, JUNE 13.—A public meeting of the inhabitants of this ancient and loyal city was held this day, at the re quest of the Right Worshipful the Mayor, to consider the ne cessary arrangements to be adopted for the celebration, in this city, of the approaching Corp nation of her most Gracious Majesty, Queen Victoria. His WORSHIP presided, and made. an able address, calling upon all his fellow-citizens to unite in promoting the honour of this loyal city, by making the bast arrangements for a public demonstration of their attachment to her most gracious Majesty on the occasion of the interesting ceremony of the Coronation. Many of the Town Councillors and other principal citizens were present, and after hearing the addresses of the several movers and seconders of the resolutions, it was resolved to have a grand procession of the civic authorities and other public bodies, together with the trades, and a Committee was appointed to co-operate with the parochial Committees in receiving sub scriptions, and to carry the resolution into effect. It was also resolved to recommend a general illumination. These proceedings were rendered necessary, in consequence of the Town Council discovering at their late meeting that they had no power, under the Municipal Corporations Act, to appropriate any part of the City funds to such purposes. The city will not, however, be on this account, shorn of any of its accustomed splendour ; for the ardour of the citizens in duces them to vie with each other in their endeavour to show in whose bosom the feelings of loyalty and gallantry are the most deeply implanted. Besides the demonstrations here resolved upon, we shall have a splendid display of fire-works, on Brandon-hill, in the evening, and on the following evening there will be a! grand gala, concert, and display of fireworks at the Zoological Gardens, on Doodharn Down. The Trades have their arrangements in a great state of forwardness—new flags and banners, new models, and eery thing calculated to give eclat to their part (not by any means an unimportant one) in the procession, which is expected to surpass that at the Coronation of George IV., which was got up in a most magnificent scale. RIVAL HORTICULTURAL FETES MIT Loan DUKE,—For the sake of the British Orphan Asylum (the children of which will, in the Gardens, show their gratitude to the Viii_ tors at the Cremorne Fete), I contradict a most unfounded report. It has been said that the Royal Society appointed the 1611 i of June after the London Horticultural Society had engaged that day. Had this been true instead of false, there is not an individual supporter of the Royal So ciety who would not have shrunk with disgust from any participation in a fete so appointed. The Gardeners' Gazette (which reaches the hands of twenty thou. sand persons interested in Horticulture) of the 6th •of January, an nounces the Royal Society's days for nine successive months. It was not until March, or afterwards, that the Horticultural Society an. nounced their Show days (appointed later than usual by a week or a fortnight) and the June one on the day of the Royal Society's Ex. hibition, to which Exhibitors, who al ways supply more than half the Chiswick Shows, were engaged, and who much to their honour, have kept their word. Under these circumstances, I leave it to the Fellows of the Horticul. tural Society to chose whether they will countenance the opposition, by promoting, or attending the June Show, or step forward in behalf of a noble elm: ity on this occasion, and do as I, and a majority of their most industrious and successful exhibitors have done, postpone our visits and exhibitions at Chiswick until July show. I should not have troubled your Grace with a subject of this nature had I not observed a disposition to misrepresent facts to the injury of a Charity : so far as I am individually concerned as a Fellow of the So. ciety, or as Director of the Exhibitions of the Royal Society of Horticul ture, they would have been unworthy of any other notice than could have been taken in " The Hortucultural Journal, or the Gardeners' Gazette." No individual Fellow of the Horticultural Society has done more for the Chiswick Shows than I have, both in the quantity and quality of plants shown, and this, too, without the expectation of common justice— even at the last May Show, myself and a few exhibitors engaged to show at Cremorne House in June—had between thirty and forty of their medals awarded to us ; and the public will now judge whether absenting ourselves at the June Show arises from any disposition to oppose the Society, or from a consistent determination to keep our engagement. I ani, my Lord, your obedient servant, GEO. GLENNY, F.H.S. To his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, • ' The future President of the Horticultural Society of London. His Royal Highness the Duke of Nemours w arrive at the Chateau of Es, near Dieppe, on the 19th inst., and on the `_'lst will, with a magnificent suite, embark at Dieppe, on board the Ge neral Steam Navigation Company's packet the Belfast, Captain Chees. man, where berths have already been secured. It may be expected to arrive at Brighton by six in the evening, whence the Duke and his suite will proceed to London, to attend the coronation. The Directors of the West India Dock Company have communicated to his Highness Prince of Oude that they will be happy to show him and his suite their extensive ducks, warehouses, &c., at Blackwall. The Prince takes great interest in all works of this description. The Marquis and Marchioness of Ely and Lady Anne Loftus were expected to return to their residence in Portman square to be present at her Majesty's Court, and for the Marchioness, to resume her attendance upon her Majesty the Queen Dowager ; but they are detained in Ireland by the indisposition of the Mar. chioness. The Marquis is about the purchase of a residence in Bel grave.square. Count Nesselrode was to leave St. Petersburg,li on the '2.d of this month for Berlin, there to stop a week, and then proceed to Carlsbad, where he will remain till the Emperor returns from the South of Germany. His Excellency Count StrogonofT, Ambassador Ex traordinary from the Emperor of Russia to her Majesty on her Corona. tion, and the Countess and suite arrived yesterday from Rotterdam by the Netherlands steam-ship Batanier, after a passage of twenty-three hours. Among the passongers were also Baron Von Walden, Baron and Baroness Vrunntz, Sir Juhe Gurdon Sinclair, Bert., and family, Lord Haddo, &c. AN ARCH G tIESS.—A gentleman having read the following paragraph in a newspaper—" No fewer than three of her Majesty's Maids of Honour are, it is said, about to enter the holy state of matrimony"—a lady instantly remarked, "Oh yes !—to the Grooms in waiting, I suppose!" The I3rightonians intend to celebrate the Corona tion in the same manner as the Coronation of George the Fourth was celebrated. There will be a fair on the Level, a bullock roasted whole, rural sports in Brown's Gardens, and if sufficient funds are raised a regatta will be got up. The Duke of Devonshire is shortly expected at his residence in Kemp Town, to remain during the hay season. FINE NAMES.--A manufacturer of " ginger pop ,' a mounces a species of his beverage tinder the imposing name of " Zeonektar." How much more pungent must this high-sounding Greek compound render the " thin potation" to all persons of taste. UNRIPE Fiturr.—Great caution should be exer cised at this period in the use of unripe fruit, and particularly in the use of new potatoes. The excessive use of this root, and of unripe fruit, are well known to induce periodically, at this season, English cholera, and other alarming effects in the stomach and bowels. REFORM DINNER AT BRIGIITON TO CAPTAIN eseerian.—A dinner was given to Captain Pechell by his constituents, at the Old 1, - ;;tip Hotel. The number present could not have been less than five hundred. Major Allen filled the chair, Captain Pechell hold ing the seat of honour on has right, whilst on either hand supporting the Chairman we noticed I. N. WigneY, F. 9., Captain Heaviside, Mr. Phillpotts, M.P., for Gloucester, William Purner, Esq., Captain Gun ning, Dr. Shepherd, and T. Attree, Esq. ASCOT GOLD COP AND Q U EEN'S PLATE,- Bell's Life in London, of Sunday, June 17, will give Splendid Engray. logs of t!:efie Cups, together with the fullest and most authentic parti. culars of the Races.—Tur , CoaoNeetrise—Bell's Life in London of Sunday, the Ist of July, will contain full parCculars of the Coronation of her Majesty Queen Victoria, together with a Series of Beautiful En gravings illustrative of the most interesting parts of the Ceremony. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1838. agent whatever it is." All the phenomena occurred (in the cases in which they were at all found), as fully and ob viously without the conductors, as with them—even when the operator was in a separate apartment, or at a consider able distance, from the patient ; and in those cases in which the phenomena did not occur without the conductors, they were not produced with them. It is not, therefore, by veri fying " either of these assumptions," (that is, as to metallic or animal conducting chains), that magnetism can be " de monstrated to be a real entity, not a phantom of the mind?' We agree, however, with Dr. H. that the explanation which refers the phenomena of Mesmerism to the imagina tion of the patient, is disproved by the fact that the lower animals are subject to its influence. Dr. H. relates an in stance of this, and Dr. M'Creight afterwards informed the meeti n g of another. The first case was that of a lady's lap-dog, which the students of the North London Hospital were in the habit of Mesmerising ; and the second was that of a cat which was subjected to the process by the patients of another institution, and which showed great suscepti bility. Dr. Hancock says, " The principal objection urged against animal magnetism is, that it produces little or no impression upon strong men, and persons in health ; the exceptions, however, might be deemed in perfect ac cordance with the observed operations of other physiologi cal agents, as evinced in food, medicines, poisons," &c. &c. This appears to us not only reasonable, but in accordance with all that is recorded, or that we have witnessed re specting Mesmerism. But Dr. M'Creight did not agree with Dr. Hancock in this, because he had found strong persons susceptible, and weakly persons not so. This would not disprove the general fact, that weakly and nervous people are the most susceptible ; although in this case, as in all others, exceptions are found. Dr. Sigmund, following up the commentary upon Dr. Hancock's paper, said that he had no faith in the curative powers of Mesmerism. He did not believe that it cured " epilepsy." . This is strange ; for if any of the facts related of Mesmerism may be relied on, its curative effect in this very disease, is positively established, as may be seen in the report to the Royal Academy of Sciences (Paris) the recent work of the Baron Dupotet de Sennefoy, and Dr.Elliotson's last lecture at the North London hospital. But Dr. Sig mond has found that wherever he has applied it in epileptic cases it has done more harm than good. That may be ; but has he never found that his application of other remedies in other diseases has done more harm than good? It is pos sible that where the palpable facts produced at the Uni versity College Hospital cannot be denied or disputed, there may exist a wish to throw discredit upon the statement, that positive good is derived from them, and thus indirectly to obscure the reputation of the Professor who holds Mesmerism to be in epilepsy a positive cure, although cases may occur in which it is inoperative. Dr. M'Creight indeed stated at this meeting that Mes merism was a cure for persons—not for diseases. We are not aware that he has sufficient grounds for enunciating this dogma, but if it be correct we should say from all we have observed that mesmerism is a cure for epileptic persons, but not for them alone, although, as is the case with all other remedies and in all other diseases, some epileptic patients are not susceptible of its influence. On the subject of clairvoyance a preter-natural power, with which Mesmerised somnambulists are said to be en dowed, and of which some apparently absurd and extra vagant instances arc related, Dr. Sigmond stated that he had heard of one case upon the authority of an eminent physician, who was confirmed by Dr. M'Creight who had witnessed the circumstances : " A physician to a public institution had called upon him, Dr. Sig. mond, and asked him if he had ever attended'a patient of the name of Perry, and if he had ever prescribed for her the ammonio.chloride of iron. Dr. Sigmond recollected the individual, who had been some years since under his care at the Marylebone Dispensary, and that he had ordered for her the medicine in question—that she had been subjoct to long-continued intermittent fevers from which she recovered, he had every reason to believe, by this remedy. The physician then went on to state, that he had lately been treating this woman for an intermittent disease, by Mesmerism; he found that during the state of magnetic sleep she replied to any questions put to her, and he asked her what remedy would cure her, to which she replied the same medicine that was employed by Dr. Sigmontl, " What is the medicine ?"—" A red me. dicine." " Vegetable, animal, or mineral ?"—" It is a mineral ; I know you have it in your house; it is the sixth bottle on the second shelf in your medicine chest." On going to the shelf the ammonio-chloride of iron was found to be there ; it had become redish, as is usually the case when it has been long kept. It was administered, and the patient was cured." We think the less such improbabilities are sought after at present the more likely are we to arrive at a knowledge of this mysterious subject. An investigation of the physical phenomena of Mesmerism has opened a sufficiently wide field of observation and research, without attempting to revive in these days the absurdities and delusions of the VAUXI IDENS This long-established place of amusement opened for the season last evening under a new system, which appears better calculated to ensure a numerous than a respectable attendance, ofvisitors. The price of admission has been reduced to a shil ling, and in order to render the reduction more sttractive the entertainments are upon an improved plan, as far as such was possible, and on a more extensive scale. At present it is im possible from practical experience to speak of the probable re sults of the new arrangement, which did not get a fair trial upon the " opening night," for a heavy shower which fell about the period announced for the commencement of the en tertainments threw a damp not only upon the gardens, but, we have no doubt, upon the spirits of many who intended to be present. We trust the proprietors may be successful in what is at best a dubious experiment. 'Fire Gardens have hem im proved since last season, and several little changes have been made to increase the accommodation and entertainment of the visitors, with a manifest disregard of that economy which characterises the price of admission. Thu concert in the open orchestra commenced the amusements, and was followed by a piece, The Tiger and the Tartar, which had nothing beyond the very excellent acting of Mrs. F. Ma...thews to recommend it. Four beautiful dioramic mechanical paintings were next exhibited, and the gradual appearance of twilight and sunrise —clouds passing over the sun previous to a storm, with all the varied effects of light and shade, were depicted with a beauty and accuracy which elicited very general and deserved ap plause. This, with L'Atelier de Canova, representing groups of sculpture by male and female artists, were decidedly Vie most attractive performances of the evening, and will well re pay a visit. The fireworks, which at Vauxhall are always ex cellent, were peeuliarly brilliant and well got up. Indeed, the preparations to receive the public in a befitting mariner de served a better reward than the very inconsiderable number of persons present ; but the unpropitious state of the weather is sufficient to explain this. CHURCH RATES. ancient magic• The second article (in this number of the Lancet) ad verted to above, is an able and ample report of Dr. Elliot son's lecture, of which we gave an adequate report on Monday, the 4th inst., and there are some particulars in the Lancet which might be interesting, or at least amusing, even to those who have read our account. Sin—The conduct of the peasantry of Kent is most lament able. lam not surprised at it, for lam sure it can be nothing but the grossest ignorance which can induce our agricultural labourers to work for less wages than arc paid to labourers i n towns and in the manufacturing and mining districts. If the Liberal Press would quote the rates of the different kinds of labour throughout the kingdom with the same care as it does the price of corn, the people would soon become more en lightened, and acquire a taste for newspaper reading which does not exist at present in the agricultural counties, because t h e y would be certain of finding one subject interesting to them. If the people were instructed where their power lays, we should hear of no riots . or strikes against their employers, but would enable them my to ocansunbodt subdue e o t w h i e tl i i r ou en t. emi S c u s c i h n a regular strike . against excessive taxation, by a quiet determi nation to avoid the consumption of every extravagantly taxed a:irxtPierml:e:%eneetxisne,ift.or the Government could not get on without taxing the Aristocracy if m the people wou ld re f ra i n f rom us i ng spirits, tobacco, Sic., until the taxes on th em were made tmo derate. I am, Sir, A `ELL-WISHER TO THE WORKING CLASSES. On Tuesday afterno on an inquest took place at Guy's Hospital before Mr. Payne and a respectable jury to inquire into the circumstances attending the death of John Malone, aged 24, a labourer, lately employed on the London and Southampton Railway. It appeared in evidence that the deceased was on Friday evening last in company with a friend named Reading on the line of railway watching the progress of the trains between the Walton and Woking stations. They were cautioned as to the danger which might result should they continue in' that position; heedless, however, of the consequences, they remained,,' when shortly after a double train of carriages and waggons came up, and before they could get clear out of the way the engine wheel caught them, by which means they were prostrated, and the vehiclelpassed over them. Th e deceased was consequently dreadf ull y manglesi, and his left leg nearly severed from his body. He survived only 24 hours. Ihe other; sufferer still remains in the hospital, and it is understood will probably, recover from the effects of the accident. The surgeon of the hospital de. , posed that the injuries received were the cause of the deceased's death. Verdict—Accidental death." OFFENCES IN LONDON IN 1837.—0 f the total number of offences 19,732 were cases of drunkenness, 3,103 or disorde.lerly prostitutes, and 3,963 of vagrancy. The parish of St. James furnishes the largest proportionate number of cases in each of these classes. The number of common larcenies was 5,338, and of dis. orderly characters 6,881. These offences are most numerous in C l e rk en well, which di s t r i c t furnishes also the largest numbers of horse - ste a k ing, assault s w ith a tt em pts to rescue, and wilful damage. Hig hwa robberies, burglaries, house and shop-breaking, occur mo st fre q uentl in the subu r b s , as i n Whit ec h a pel, Southwark, L a mbeth, Mile.end, an Poplar. Larcenies in a dwelling house were most n umerous in White chapel in 1837, an d i n the Borough in 1836. L arcen ies from :the per son occurred most frequently in Covent.gard en, during the former year,. and in Shadwell during the latter, which may be accounted for by th 4 number of prostitutes haunting these two districts.—Journal of the Sta gy tithcal Society of Louden. Mr. Rivers, of Sawbridgewotth, Hertfordshire, one of the most extensive growers of roses in England, says, that it is necessary to remove roses every three years from the spots they have Occupied, in order to prevent their degenerating. He finds, indeed, from experience, without adverting to the principle of the deterioration of the soil, that rose tree roots loose the smaller fibre by which they feed ; and this, we have no doubt, is because these small roots are starv e d b y t h e ex h aus tion of nutriment in the soil, poisoned by excre. mentitious contamina, or both.—Esser Herald. Last Monday night there was a public meeting of inhabitants of the parish of St. Mary, Lambeth, at which it was re solved to off er a reward of 501. for the apprehension of the murderer of Eliza Grimwood. It was further resolved that the said resolution be communic a t e d t o th e Home Secretary, and that he be entreated to ad. vise her Majesty to add such sum to the aforesaid reward, as her Ma. jesty's Ministers may deem expedient for the ends of justice. A fo reigner, suspected of having committed this murder, was brought up to Marlborough -street Police office yesterday, but immediately discharged. BERLIN, MAY 28.—The rapidity with which the Emperor of Russia travelled to Berlin has excited general astonish ment. It was at first supposed that his Majesty came by sea; but that is not the case. On every part of the road relays of horses were so placed that the Emperor was able to travel 23 wersts (13 miles) per hour. By these means he made the journey in four slays, and waited for the Empress at Landsbergh, on th.t \Varthe. No one having any knowledge of the arrival of the Emperor, and as he would not abandon his incognito a sentinel at Landsbergh refused to let him pass through the triumphal arch erected by the citizens to his honour. After many vain attempts to overcome the sentinel's obstinacy the Emperor was compell e d to make a circuit of five miles, and it was not until the last relay before Berlin that the august voyager was recognised. During the past week there have arrived in the Docks a rhinoceros, tiger, porcupine, sloth bear, Indian elk, axis deer, and several birds. The tirst four have been purchased for the Surrey Zoological Gardens, where they were safely deposited on Saturday last. The followin g letter has been received by many Members of the House of Commons, with the accompanying Petition: Sir,—l hand you on the other side a copy of a petition on the subject of Church Rates, which will be presented by Mr. Hume. Three years ago the same Churchwarden, Mr. Scott, caused proceedings to be taken against me in the Ecclesiastical Court, without summons by the Magistrates, and I was in consequence confined eleven days in the County Jail of Ipswich. The Churchmen of this parish instructed Lord Henniker and Mr. Fitzroy Kelly to state in Parliament, that the proceed ing was adopted, on account of " a tumult" in the town, " in consequence of the seizure of goods ou a former occasion"— intimating that the law of distraint could not be carried into effect. This was proved to be false ; the seizure referred to was effected in the quietest possible manner, the goods were pri vately sold and delivered, and the balance returned to the gentleman from whom the seizure bad been made. See " Mirror of Parliament," 25th May, 1835. Since that time abundant proof has been afforded that the people here, so far from resisting the law, have determined to remain passive under its operation. Last July the goods of a number of persons were distrained for the rate of 1836, and the 'property so taken, still remains in the keeping of the Churchwarden, or of the distraining officer, unsold and un accounted for. On the 6th of the present month, the goods of the same persons and of several others were destrained for the rate of 1837. You will be enabled by the following ad ditional facts to understand the condition in which the people here are placed. At the passing the Churchwardens' accounts at Easter, 1837, objection was taken by a Parishioner to many items of expenditure for which no vouchers had been produced, when a poll on the question was demanded and granted, and the items disallowed. Mr. Butcher, however, a considerable rate-payer, moved that the accounts should pass irrespective of such poll. At a subsequent Vestry a Church-rate was moved by Mr. Butcher, estimated oa the previous accounts, and disregardinr , the result of the poll. This same Mr. But cher, as Justice of the Peace,* issued summonses to such of the parishioners as refused to pay the rate so obtained. He also signed the or ders for payment, and finally the warrants of distress ; both the latter documents setting forth that he is not " any way interested in any of the rights, dues, or other payments, be longing to the parish Church of Bungay St. Mary." Here is a Magistrate, himself a large . rate-payer in the pa rish, summoning his fellow-parishioners to appear before hini to make their objections; and if they state any ground of legal complaint, that person has authority, under the 53 Geo. 111. cap. 127, to remit them to the Ecclesiastical Court. The people cannot, therefore, respect laws so unjust and unequal, and they prefer passive obedience under the most oppressive wrong and injustice, to the cruel exactions and harassing in flictions of that Court. The injustice of Church-rates being universally admitted, and the iniquitous state of the law, evidenced by the facts 1 have related, being equally indisputable, I beg your suppor' to the prayer of my petition. I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, Bungay, June 7, 1838. JOHN CHILDS. To the Honourable the Commons of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assembled. " The Petition of John Childs of Bungay Saint Mary, in the County of Suffolk, Printer, " Sheweth—That your petitioner dissents from the doctrines and ritual of the Church of England as by law established, and holds it incom. patible with Christian liberty, that the Expenses of a Religious Service, to which he is unable to conform, should be levied upon him. _ - "chat, during the last year, a sum of 7s. 31d. is charged to have been assessed on your petitioner or his property, in respect of Church Rate, which sum your petitioner refused to pay voluntary; believing that the Sacred Scriptures do not confer on any religious sect, the right of charging on any other sect the costs of its own public worship. .` That, on the Sixth day of this present June, certain Goods were distrained by a constable of the said Parish, under a warrant purporting to issue on the complaint of Samuel Scott, Churchwarden of the said Parish of Bungay Saint Mary, and to recover the amount of the said Church Rate. That your petitioner complains of the oppressive state of the law, which leaves it open to the caprice of Churchwardens, whether they will thus proceed for the recovery of Church-rates by distraint of goods, or by suit in the Ecclesiastical Court, and the employment of the barba rous and anomalous powers exercised therein, by force of whirls your petitioner was confined eleven days in the common gaol of Ipswich, in TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. I the said county, in the year 1835. Your petitioner, therefore, prays your Honourable House to take measures for the immediate abolition of those laws, which empower the members of the Church of England to levy the expense of conducting the worship of that one sect from persons who are unable to join in it, and which inflict on loyal and conscientious subjects the marks of civil and religious degradation. Your petitioner further prays your Honourable House to take away in all cases, except those between the members of the Episcopal sect, the jurisdiction and powers of the Ecclesiastical Courts—powers inconsis tent with all the principles of British Law, and capable of being ern ploycd, as in the case of your petitioner in the year 1835, to effect the purpose and grattfy the rancour of religious intolerance. (Signed) JOHN CHILDS. Bungay, 7th of June, 183 S. 4 " Till lately a wine and spirit merchant, who, on retiring from busi ness, has been raised to the Bench, and is one of the most finished Tories to be found in the Tory district where he lives. SOCIETY OF ARTS.—On Tuesday the Annual Meeting of the Committee of this Society was held at the Hanover_ square Booms, for the purpose of distributing the prizes awarded by the Society to the most deserving competitors in the fine arts and science, and mechanics, during the past year. The meeting was numerously attended. THE CORONATION. —it is in contemplation of the City authorities, on the day of the ensuing Coronation, to illuminate the Mansion House, Guildhall, the Bank of England, and all the prin_ cipal civic buildings in the City, in the most magnificent manner pos sible. The General Post-Office in St. Martin's-le-Grand will be bril liantly illuminated. Workmen have already commenced making preparation for the same. HAYMARKET THEATRE.—One of those truly laughable farces which Mr. Buckstene occasionally produces, and which Mr. Power so admirably plays, was given for the first time last night at the Haymarket It is called "The Irish Lion," and is of course in tended to display a few national peculiarities, which are at all times amusing, and in Mr. Power's hands more than usually entertaining. It turns upon the mistake made by an ambitious coterie in the country, who, hearing that Mr. Thomas Moore, the poet, is in their neighbour_ hood, determine to invite him to an evening party, but who, unfortu. 'lately send their note to Mr. Thomas Moore, an Irish tailor. The tailor determines to profit by the mistake, and, borrowing the coat of one of his customers, which he had just operated upon, makes his appear ance at Mr. Squabb's conversazione. He is received with marked honours by the learned ladies, each of whom, under the tuition of Mrs. Fitzwilliam, have arranged the several compliments that are to be paid, and he goes through somel of the most humorous scenes that can be imagined. At length, after a variety of comical situations, the customer who has been deceived by the Irish Lion, after waiting beyond the hour, snakes his appearance, and recognises his coat on the back of Mr. Thomas Moore. A disclosure of the tailor's real condition takes place, the lite rary ladies are horror-struck, and the Poet finishes the evening by breaking the heads of a few attendant dandies. From these strange materials a most humorous farce is compounded, every scene of which is received with roars of laughter. The acting of Mr. Power is first rate, and he is admirably played up to by Mrs, Fitzwilliam. [NoTicE.]—Messrs. Firmin and Sons, Button Manufacturers (by Appointment) to her Majesty, beg respt.ctfully to in form the Nobility and Gentry that no part of their establishment has been removed, and that their business is carried on solely at No. 153, Strand, where it has been established for nearly a century. MEXlCo.—Extract of a letter from Mazatlan, on the Western coast of Mexico, dated 18th March, 1838 :—" Since my last the state of this part of the Republic has been rather disturbed, owing to the Government having delayed taking decided measures for quelling the disaffection of the people of this and the neighbouring States, which has at last began to show itself by declaring for a federal Government, and opposing forcibly all the Government measures. This port has been re-opened by the commandant of the troops, in order to conciliate the people; but, notwithstanding which, he was attacked at Rosario, the majority of his troops having abandoned him, and taken him prisoner, after being besieged a few days in the Church, where he had taken refuge. Soldiers are being raised in this neighbourhood, and the port is being fortified, to prevent the entrance of the Government troops, which it is understood are on the road from Tepie and Durango. The force of the federal party is, however, so very insignificant, and com posed of such bad materials, that I think the mere sight of a few regular troops will put things in order; moreover, the federal party is not strong, having been disappointed in their expectations of meeting with the co operation of the influential and neighbouring states of Guadalaxara, 1)u rango, &c. This port will now no doubt remain open, so that we shall at all events derive some advantage from this temporary ebullition of party feeling. lam glad to add that the Government in Mexico appears to be well supported, and likely to inspire confidence in the country. Liverpool is not to be left behind Bristol in steam navigation so long as we had reason to apprehend. Th,,t splendid vessel, the Royal William, which has performed r,o, many successful voyages, invariably beating her Majesty's :•.tr.sl.m.packets, is under ap. pointment to cross the Atlantic, c,nd will sail from Liverpool for New York on the sth July, Uer accommodations will be of the first otdmi, her berths pommodions, and she will carry a surgeon. 'can the well. known sailing powers of the RoyallPilliam, it would not surprise us if she should make the speediest voyage yet performed; and she is built with peculiar arrangements for safety.—Liverpool Paper. .. APPREHENSION OF MR. PEELS, CASHIER TO THE BANK OF MANCHESTER. Mkt. CHESTER, TUESDAY, JUNE 12. On the morning of Friday week considerable excitement was manifested in the town, in - consequence of the sudden de parture from his home of Mr. J. Corbett Peele, one of the cashiers of the Bank of Manchester. On the previous even ing, it appears, Mr. Oilivant, one of the Directors, according to the regulations of tat. Bank, inspected the books of ac count and balances, securities. &C., in the bands of the cashiers. On going to Mr. Pekle (who it appeared had not completed the task of balancii, his cash), be complained of being unwell. Mr. 011ivant accordingly went to another cashier, for the purpose of examining his books, and sent Mr. Greenhough, one of the cashiers, to assist Mr. Peek in making out his account. Mr. Greenhough recommended Mr. Peele to go home (as he was unwell.) Mr. Peck accordingly left the Bank, and it was afterwards discovered that there was a considerable balance required to make up a deficiency in his accounts (imounting to upwards of 10001.) M r . Greenhough went to Mr. Peele's house in the eve Ling, but did not see him. He called again about eleven o'clock at night, and Mr Peek bring then in the house, Mr. Greenhough in formed him of the deficiency. He re'ilied that i. was devi'ish strange, for the money was all right the night befor,. and be could not account for it. On the following morning Mr. Peele did not come to the Bank, and a messenger having been sent to his House, Mrs. Pcele stated that he had left home that morning for Bolton. A police officer accordingly went to Bolton, but Mr. Peale was not to be met with. In the course of the following day it was ascertained that he had gone to London, and thither he was folowed by Mr. Beswick, an officer of the Manchester police, who ascertained that he had been at the Swan with Two Necks, in Lad-lane, whence he had gone to Barnet. Mr. Beswick then went to Barnet, where be heard that the party of whom be was in quest ha:l returned to London for the purpose of going off to Rotter dam by one of the steamers. Beswick took a chaise and hurried off to the Tower-stairs, where he was informed that a gentleman (who from the description he did not doubt was Peele) bad got on board the Batavier steamer, which had left about twenty minutes previously. As the Batavier had to call off Blackwall, Beswick determined to follow ; but when he arrived there he found that the steamer had departed about ten minutes previously. Beswick returned to Man chester and stated to the constables and the Directors of the Bank what be bad learned. The Directors wished Beswick to go to Rotterdam forthwith, but (being the chief officer of police during the illness of Mr. Thomas, the deputy consta. ble) .he could not be spared, and Sawley, one of the beadles, was directed to go to Rotterdam in search of Mr. Peale. Sawley left Manchester for Hull on Tuesday night by the York mail, and getting on board the Sea-horse steamer at Hull, arrived in Rotterdam on Thursday evening. He ascertained from a gentleman named Pincoff that a gen tlemanly-looking young man, who called himself Pooley (his description exactly answering the description of Mr. Peek), had been at the British Consul's Offire for a passport; but had been refused, as he could not give a reference to any per son in Rotterdam. Sawley next applied to the Commissariat of Police, and stated his errand. The functionary declined to interfere in the matter, but his officers, on hearing a do seription given of Mr. Pecle's person, said they knew such a person was at Rotterdam, one of them saying he had seen him that morning. Sawley was ordered to go to the Hague, as the party might obtain a passport from the British Am bassador there. Sawley requested that some officers might be sent out to take Mr. Peale (alias Powell) into custody if he could be found. He was informed that the police could not take him into custody, but they would watch the party if they met with him. Thus circumstanced, Sawley went to the Hague, which place he reached at half-past ten o'clock the same evening. Upon speaking to the chief of the police there, he was informed that neither lie nor the police of that country could meddle with Mr. Peele, and that if he attempted to meddle with Mr. Peele, he himself would be put into prison. Sawley sent an officer back to Rotterdam, with instructions to apprehend Mr. Peale at all hazards if he could meet with him, and he determined to go forward to Amster-. dam, where Mr. P. had said the Ambassador would get a reference. At midnight he received a note from the Ambas sador there, stating that " Mr. Pooley" had been at his house on the afternoon of that day for a passport, but he had refused to give him one unless he could give a refe rence to some respectable person in that place. It also ap peared that a note had been sent by the Consul to a gentle man who was a fellow-passenger of Mr. Pooley, on board the I3atavier, requesting to know if he was acquainted with Mr. Pooley: Sawley obtained a chaise, and proceeded to Amsterdam, where he arrived about half-past five o'olock on Priday morning. He called at some of the hotels, for the purpose of inquiring where Mr. P. was domiciled. He la. boured under the difficulty of not being able to speak the I:in guage of the country, and he could only find one servan'c who could speak English. At length he was directed te s apply at the Hotel de Table, which was the most likely place in that city. He went there and spoke to the servants (the landlord not being come down stairs,) but none of them could under stand him. At length the landlord came down, and after making inquiry amongst the domestics, informed Sawley that Mr. Pooley had arrived there about twelve o'clock on the previous night, and was then in bed. Sawley said he was a " particular friend" of Mr. Pooley'a and requested to be shown to his be;,-room. After he had been shown to the door of the room, Sawley knocked three or four times. 'Presently the dour wss opened by Mr. Peele himself, and Sawley walking in, said, " Good morn.. ing Mr. Peele, hoW do you do?" Peele made no answer. Sawley asked if he knew him? Mr. Peele replied, " Yes; very well." Sawley then told him that be had got a war.. rant for his apprehension upon a charge of embezzling about 1,0001. front the Bank of Manchester. Mr. Peele replied, " You have no power to take me. I won't go." Sawley said he would call the police, who would take him to the lock-up ; adding that he had better go quietly. He said he would not go. Sawley locked the door, and searching Mr. Pecle's pockets, took f rom then' about 137/. 85.,:t0 which Mr. Peale objected, saying that the money was his own. Sawley again requested that he would go quietly with him, telling him that it' he would do so he would order a post chaise. Mr. Peele refused, but a gentleman with whom he appeared to be acquainted persuaded him (as he had no passport) to go with the officer. Having breakfasted, Saw ley got a ch use, and proceeded with Mr. Peele to Rotter dam (a distance of sixty-four miles), and sent for a police officer, who refused to take charge of Mr. Peek, as he had been apprehended in an illegal manner, nor would the police there allow him to be placed in their lock-ups during the evening. Smiley went to an inn, and having engaged a double-bedded room (one bed for himself and the other for his prisoner) hired a man to keep watch all night, went to bed and slept till half-past 5 o'clock on Saturday morning, and the same day took his prisoner on board the Attwood steamer, and arrived in London at half-past 2 o'clock on Sun day afternoon, arriving in this town by the Red Rover coach on Monday (yesterday) afternoon about half-past five o'clock; soon after which he deposited his charge in the New Bailey. The prisoner was brought up at the New Bailey to-day, before Daniel Maude, Esq., the stipendiary magistrate, and R. J. J. Norreys, Esq. It was stated in evidence that on the evening of the 30th May the prisoner had under his controul the sum of 27,9921. 3s. 10d. in cash, balances, and securities. On the following evening (after the prisoner had gone home upon the plea of being unwell) his cash, &c., was balanced up, and it was found that he had on hand 24,9561. 15s. 7d., whilst, ac cording to his books, it appeared that he ought to have had 25,9941. 15s. Bd., thus showing a deficiency of 1,038/. Os. ld., which he was charged with having embezzled. Three or four witnesses were called, who stated the facts which have been previously detailed, and it having been stated that the clerk who had checked off the payments made by the prisoner on the 31st of May was now at Rotterdam, an appli cation was made far an adjournment. In answer to a question from Mr. Maude, Mr. 011ivant stated that when he examined the prisoner's account-book, although the page was written up, the usual line had not been drawn at the foot for the sum total. The prosecutors applied for the case to be remanded for a week. Mr. Maude asked the prisoner whether he wished for the assistance of a solicitor, and whether he objected to the case being adjourned for a week ? The prisoner replied in the affirmative to both questions. Mr. Maude ordered the case to be adjourned until Saturday next. The prisoner is a young man of a highly respectable family, and has been married about fifteen months. Alajor Keppel will be the new Groom in Waiting, in the place of the Honourable Charles Murray, appointed Master of the Household. SHAKSPEARE AND HIS FRIENDS.—Both the design and execution of this work surpass our expectation. We could but regard as daring the attempt to give the great bard "of all times and all ages" any other form than that vast and vague one gathered from a study of the immortal monuments of his genius he has left be. hind him; or to place in his mouth any other language than that which t he himself so sweetly warbles forth "in his native wood.notes wild," But with a skill and facility that could only have been gained by a na tural taste for, and a deep study of, his subject, the author has drawn Shakspeare from that classic repose in which he has been so long left, and surrounded him by a group of " friends" worthy of him and of the age—has woven together many a pleasant chapter, abounding with quaintly, yet eloquently expressed thoughts, delicate sentiment, and sharp wit, An admirable specimen of this last is afforded in a scene in which are brought together in jovial companionship at " the Mersuaid,'. all the choice spirits of the rarest of all times in the literary history of this country ; when Shakspeare and Ben Johnson pelted each other with the sharp missiles of their wit, and the conflict was witnessed or joined by Beaumont, Fletcher, Donne, Raleigh, Selden, Carew, and other stars of the same brilliant constellation.—Brighton Herald. On the sth June current, it being yet good daylight, while James Miller, weaver, and house proprietor in the Hillhead of Kirkintilloch, and county of Dumbarton, was returning from Glasgow on horseback to his own house, he was attacked on the north bask of the canal, about a mile to the west of Kirkiutilloch, by two ruffians, who knocked him from his horse with a blow from a stake. When. lying on the ground they also beat hint in a most brutal manner., robbed him of eight pounds ten shillings, and left him lying in a state of insensibility. in this situation the poor man was found by some people who haPpened to be passing, and they carried him home almost lifeless. We understand he still lives, although shockingly bruised, but in a very precarious state. It is something remarkable that a man on the same day named William Murdoch was drowned in the cana',, within a few yards of the spot where the above assault was committed. —Scot4s,is Guardian.. COVENT-GARDEN MA RKET.—Yesterday morn ingemN: e i w t is potatoes,exi,ected tyheartyonlaSragteu,rdfeatyZedy2wsillvbeer green peas were sold at `..:s per quart; on Friday week last 2/. 10s. at n a c is h iCel; be gf a c'u n ra s: t c th. ontinue at ss. 6d. per hundred. per quart was Fl., selling STATE OF TRADE.---The demand both for yarn and goods was rather more moderate yesterday than for two or three weeks past, owing partly to the state of the cotton market, and partly also to the heavy purchases which have been recently made. There Was, hwcvcr, no change in prices. —Manchester Guardian. I II